I like to start each new year by featuring the most popular songs of the previous year that I never got around to covering — a final round of ‘What the Kids are Listening To.’ And though 2026 doesn’t get here until Thursday, I’m kicking things off today.

First, a recap of the eight most popular songs of 2025 (according to the Billboard Hot 100), all of which did receive the Song of the Day treatment:

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